Luke 15:21-28
The syrophoenician woman came to Jesus with an expectation. She had faith and came to receive for her daughter. She refused to accept denial, but held on to the belief that her child will be well by the time she leaves Jesus.
Expectation is a strong belief that something will happen now or in the future. The root word is expectationem (Latin) meaning “an awaiting”. We sometimes want to have low expectations of God, so that when something we prayed for doesn’t happen, we are not left disappointed.
Your faith and expectation provokes divine manifestation.
Faith is an assurance for manifestation (you wait in faith). Faith says you have it.
We go into relationship with expectation. God has expectations and we have expectations too.
We set expectations in order for one to meet them or measure to them, and attempt to meet them.
There is never an expectation that is too high for God to meet. But we don’t always and cannot always meet His expectations. That’s why the covenant relationship is by grace. Do your part and He does His part. The Greater One always does His part regardless of the timeline but most often, it is us who stop hoping.
Remember,
Your expectation (hope) shall not be cut off (Proverbs 23:18). And hope doesn’t disappoint.
Where there is an expectation, there is an obligation. God is obligated (because of His covenant) to act and perform a miracle for us and or fulfill His promises when we have faith and have an expectation for that manifestation.
Therefore, have faith, have a higher expectation and God will do the rest according to His divine will.